Grapes

Grapes in a French vineyard

A grape is the fruit that grows on the perennial and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis. Grapes can be eaten raw or used for making jam, juice, jelly, vinegar, wine, grape seed extracts and grape seed oil.

Grapes can be dried to produce sultanas, raisins and currants

A raisin is any dried grape. While raisin is a French loanword, the word in French refers to the fresh fruit; grappe (whence the English grape is derived) refers to the bunch (as in une grappe de raisins).

A currant is a dried Zante grape, the name being a corruption of the French raisin de Corinthe (Corinth grape). Note also that currant has come to refer also to the blackcurrant and redcurrant, two berries completely unrelated to grapes.

A sultana was originally a raisin made from a specific type of grape of Turkish origin, but the word is now applied to raisins made from common grapes and chemically treated to resemble the traditional sultana.

The red grape is one of the growing 'superfruits'.

How much does one cup of grapes weigh?

Estimated US cup to weight equivalents:

Ingredient		US Cups	Grams	Ounces
Grapes	whole	1	100 grams	4 ounces
Grapes	halved - pitted	1	175 grams	6 ounces

Conversion notes:
Every ingredient has a cups to ounces or grams conversion table. Search for the ingredient, cup to weight conversions are at the end of each ingredient page.

We also have a generic conversion table and a portions per person lookup.

See also

• Vlaams - Brabantse Tafeldruif (Brabant table grapes)
• Westlandse druif (Westland table grapes)
• Uva de mesa embolsada “Vinalopó”
• Grape leaves
• How to prepare grape leaves

Seasonal Information: Grapes

This information is specifically for countries in the northern temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere; particularly the United Kingdom, however it should be applicable for northern USA, northern Europe, Canada, Russia, etc.

Grapes are at their best and in season during the following months: September & October.

Grapes: What portion size makes one of my 5 a day?

Select Grapes from the drop-down selector below to find out what constitutes one portion of your 5-a-day fruits.

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1 fresh apple

2 heaped tablespoons of apple puree

6 halves of unsweetened tinned apricots

3 whole fresh apricots

Half an avocado

1 banana

10 blackberries

4 heaped tablespoons of blackcurrants

4 heaped tablespoons of blueberries

11 tinned cherries

14 fresh cherries

2 clementines

6 damsons

3 fresh dates

2 fresh figs

150ml glass of unsweetened fruit juice

3 heaped tablespoons of tinned fruit salad

3 heaped tablespoons of fresh fruit salad

150ml glass of fruit smoothie

1 handful of gooseberries

8 segments of tinned grapefruit

half a fresh grapefruit

1 handful of grapes

2 kiwi fruit

8 Kumquats

6 tinned lychees

6 fresh lychees

3 heaped tablespoons of tinned mandarin oranges

1 fresh mandarin orange

2 slices of fresh mango (5cm or 2 inch)

1 slice of melon (5cm or 2 inch)

1 nectarine

1 orange

6 passion fruits

1 slice of pawpaw (papaya)

2 halves of tinned peaches

1 fresh peach

2 halves of tinned pears

1 fresh pear

2 rings of tinned pineapple

3 tablespoons of crushed pineapple

1 large slice of fresh pineapple

2 plums

6 tinned prunes

3 prunes

20 tinned raspberries

2 handfuls of fresh raspberries

5 chunks of tinned rhubarb

2 heaped tablespoons of cooked rhubarb

2 satsumas

1 sharon fruit

9 tinned strawberries

7 fresh strawberries

1 heaped tablespoon of sultanas

2 tangerines

1 heaped tablespoon of tomato puree

2 tinned whole tinned plum tomatoes

1 large fresh tomato

7 fresh cherry tomatoes

4 dried apple rings

3 whole dried apricots

1 handful of dried banana chips

1 heaped tablespoon of dried cherries

1 heaped tablespoon of dried cranberries

1 heaped tablespoon of dried currants

2 dried figs

1 heaped tablespoon of dried mangoes

1 heaped tablespoon of dried mixed fruit

2 halves of dried peaches

2 halves of dried pear

1 heaped tablespoon of dried pineapple

3 dried prunes

1 tablespoon of raisins

4 sundried tomatoes

5 a day fruit pickerApple: freshApple pureeApricot: tinnedApricot: freshAvocado pearBananaBlackberriesBlackcurrantsBlueberriesCherries: tinnedCherries: FreshClementinesDamsonsDatesFigsFruit juice: unsweetenedFruit salad: tinnedFruit salad: freshFruit smoothieGooseberriesGrapefruit: tinnedGrapefruit: freshGrapesKiwi fruitKumquatsLychees: tinnedLychees: freshMandarin oranges: tinnedMandarin orange: freshMango: freshMelonNectarineOrangePassion fruitPawpaw (papaya)Peaches: tinnedPeaches: freshPears: tinnedPear: freshPineapple: tinnedPineapple: crushedPineapple: freshPlumsPrunes: tinnedPrunesRaspberries: tinnedRaspberries: freshRhubarb: tinnedRhubarb: cookedSatsumasSharon fruitStrawberries: tinnedStrawberries: freshTangerinesTomato pureeTomatoes: tinnedTomato: freshTomatoes: cherry- - - - - DRIED FRUIT - - - - -Apple rings: driedApricots: driedBanana chipsCherries: driedCranberries: driedCurrantsFigsMangoes: driedMixed fruit: driedPeaches: driedPears: driedPineapple: driedPrunes: driedRaisinsSultanasSundried tomatoes

5 a day: See also

• 5 a day fruit and vegetable plan
• NHS (UK): 5 a day detailed information
• NHS (UK): Simple 5 a day plan

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